Inadequate Cross-Checking and Monitoring
An NTSB determination that a pilot’s “failure to maintain airspeed” caused an airplane to crash is too pithy a pronouncement to explain and prevent future stall accidents. Rather, a failure to cross-check and monitor is a key element in the error chain. Robert Sumwalt, the NTSB’s vice chairman and...
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